

Rob Dougherty of White Wizard Games walks us through the mechanics of their new hybrid card-based/board game Sorcerer. Set in Victorian London, players take on the role of sorcerer, warring for control of the city using minions and spells. Each game you will create a unique sorcerer by combining
by Mike Dunn
Clay Ross of Capstone Games gives us a quick look at one of the hottest games at Gen Con: Pipeline. The refinement of oil has long been part of the government-controlled energy sector. Amassed with an incredibly complex and inefficient system of refineries, the government has felt the severe pressures
by Mike Dunn
When Andrew Valkauskas is asked why his RPG Fate of the Norns: Ragnarok doesn’t use dice, he talks about narrative, and how jarring rolling dice and doing math needlessly disrupt the game. Ragnarok’s rune-based system is not only thematically consistent with the Norse mythology setting, it specifically addresses
by Mike Dunn
Heath from Panda Cult Games gives us a demo and walkthrough of their upcoming game based on the Shovel Knight video games- Shovel Knight: Dungeon Duels. Coming to Kickstarter in mid-August, this board game features characters and miniatures ripped straight from the indie hit, including side-scrollin
by Mike Dunn
Jamey Stegmaier, the celebrated designer of recent era classics such as Scythe and Viticulture, has unveiled his next title: Tapestry. Known only as “Codename Clay” up until this point, Tapestry was announced this morning via Stonemaier’s August update. From the newly launched webpage: Create the civilization with the most
by Mike Dunn
With GenCon fast approaching, Level Up Dice has spent the last couple of weeks unveiling some new additions to their high-end dice line. All of these sets will be available at booth 1855, and some are even available right now on LevelUpDice.net. Last week’s they released two ionized
by Mike Dunn
Elizabeth Hargrave and Stonemaier Games’ Wingspan is this year’s winner of the Kennerspiel des Jahres: (Translated from German) “Board games and ornithology – so doubly unsexy and dusty? Not at all! Flapping wings is not presented with ruffled plumage, but is fresh and en vogue. Carefully themed lovingly and editorially:
by Mike Dunn
What’s in the box, where we open up a tabletop game and look through the contents and components. This time we get a close look at Beadle & Grimm’s latest special edition for D&D 5th Edition- the Ghosts of Saltmarsh Sinister Silver Edition! All the maps,
by Mike Dunn